Owen County, IN

Population

A region's economy thrives or dives because of the people who choose to live there. That choice may occur by being born there and desiring to stay, or a more deliberate one of choosing to relocate from somewhere else. Monitoring change in the size and movement of population is an important barometer of well-being.

Population Over Time

1990

2000

2005

2010

2017

Total Population

17,281

21,781

21,975

21,582

20,839

Change Since 1990

4,500

4,694

4,301

3,558

Pct. Change Since 1990

26.0%

27.2%

24.9%

20.6%

Source: US Census Bureau

Components of Population Change 2016 to 2017

Number

Net Domestic Migration

-80

International Migration

0

Natural Increase (births minus deaths)

-1

Births

236

Deaths

237

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Preschool (0 to 4)

1,131

5.4%

School Age (5 to 17)

3,332

16.0%

College Age (18 to 24)

1,547

7.4%

Young Adult (25 to 44)

4,533

21.8%

Older Adult (45 to 64)

6,349

30.5%

Older (65 plus)

3,947

18.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

American Ind. or Alaskan Native Alone

83

0.4%

Asian Alone

103

0.5%

Black Alone

92

0.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone

1

0.0%

White Alone

20,301

97.4%

Two or More Race Groups

259

1.2%

Hispanic or Latino

Non-Hispanic or Latino

20,582

98.8%

Hispanic or Latino

257

1.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Households in 2016

Number

Pct. Dist

Total Households

8,581

100.0%

Family Households

6,003

70.0%

Married with Children

1,553

18.1%

Married without Children

3,117

36.3%

Single Parents

620

7.2%

Other

713

8.3%

Non-family Households

2,578

30.0%

Living Alone

2,153

25.1%

Average Household Size

2.44

Average Family Household Size

3.49

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

Population Counts by Decade

Population

NumericalChg.

Pct. Chg.

1950

11,763

NA

NA

1960

11,400

-363

-3.1%

1970

12,163

763

6.7%

1980

15,841

3,678

30.2%

1990

17,281

1,440

9.1%

April 2000

21,781

4,500

26.0%

April 2010

21,582

-199

-0.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Projections

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

Population Projections

21,575

21,467

21,302

21,051

20,649

Change Since 2010

-108

-273

-524

-926

Pct. Change Since 2010

-0.5%

-1.3%

-2.4%

-4.3%

Source: Indiana Business Research Center.Note: 2010 data are census counts from the U.S. Census Bureau